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Several people were also injured in the incident on Monday at the popular tourist site, say Mexican officials. Source link

BBC The prime minister is on a “collision course” over the Lord Mandelson vetting scandal, headlines the Guardian. Every paper on Tuesday covers Sir Keir Starmer’s assertions in the House of Commons that he had not known the peer had failed the checks to become British ambassador to the US and had not been told…

A distress call captured Saturday details a crewmember on an Indian ship pleading with Iranian forces as his vessel comes under fire in the Strait of Hormuz. “Sepah Navy,” the crewmember said, referring to a special unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy. “Motor Tanker Sanmar Herald. Sanmar Herald. Sepah Navy. You gave……

One petrol retailer says he is experiencing about five drive-offs a week at each forecourt, costing him thousands. Source link

While UK unemployment is at a five-year-high, increasing numbers of those in work have more than one job. Source link

The war in the Middle East has brought renewed attention to Britain’s vulnerability to energy price shocks. Source link

Concerts celebrating Benjamin Britten, Steve Reich and Miles Davis also appear in the programme. Source link

Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-N.J.) was officially sworn in to represent the Garden State’s 11th Congressional District on Monday, further narrowing the GOP majority in the lower chamber. Mejia, a top aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) 2020 presidential campaign, defeated Republican Joe Hathaway in a special election last week to succeed New Jersey Gov. Mikie……

President Trump and his Cabinet officials are offering mixed messages on gas prices as Americans grow increasingly uneasy over the Iran war’s economic impact. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNN on Sunday that gas prices may not drop back below $3 per gallon until next year.   “That could happen later this year, that might not…

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump officials give mixed gas price messages President Trump and his Cabinet officials are offering mixed messages on gas prices as Americans grow increasingly uneasy over the Iran war’s economic impact. © Greg Nash/The Hill Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNN on Sunday that…